Are you looking to boost your team’s productivity but you’re unsure of what tools to start with? Are you wanting an app that can work seamlessly across all employees that work in the office and remotely?

Here at Manchester PC, we understand the importance of time management and productivity in work/school and this includes apps that sync and work across multiple devices. 

There are endless apps available that run seamlessly from mobile to PC and we want to highlight some of the best productivity apps out there, making your working life a little easier.

Microsoft Teams

Teams is a collaboration platform that offers document storage, chat channels and online video and phone calls. The app is available with a Microsoft365 or Office365 subscription.

Because of its integration with Office365, Teams makes for a seamless collaboration tool to use across Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel documents – rather than setting up several different apps alongside it.

Another great feature is the user’s ability to follow channels that they’re interested in/participate in as well as hide any channels they don’t wish to see while working – making the app one of the more customisable options for an efficient workflow.

With Teams, you can stay connected on your mobile device at any time using the mobile smartphone app. With the app, you have access to all your chat messages and documents, and you can also respond to other channels and join meetings in the same way that you would via desktop, PC or web browser.

Airtable

Airtable is a platform that allows you and your team to create and share databases. The app itself is very user-friendly – you don’t need to be a database expert to use it. 

As well as creating and sharing databases, the app allows you to store, organise and communicate on tasks presented on the database.

The app is a lot like a spreadsheet, except simpler and more user-friendly. Airtable allows you to organise a large amount of information as well as the relationships between that information, which means that you can categorise everything much easier too. 

Airtable has a valuable import feature that allows you to import data from other devices, meaning that you can work seamlessly across the app. The flexibility is what sets it apart from other database apps – adapting to whatever your needs are.

Slack

Slack is a business communication app that allows teams in different locations e.g. in the work office or working remotely from home. It allows these teams to communicate, share documents,  and organise workspaces all in one place.

Many businesses use Slack as a replacement for work emails – due to the real-time responses and easy user interface. 

The biggest benefit to using Slack is that the app is streamlined. It offers easy methods of communication such as open channels, private channels and direct messages. 

Another benefit is Slack’s easy integration into other apps like Google Drive and MailChimp. When you keep everything in sync on Slack, it becomes the central hub for workplace productivity, communication and document sharing. 

You can also share files in various formats such as PDF’s, Word docs and Google Docs.

Slack has released updates for its mobile and desktop apps, complementing each other perfectly for a seamless workflow experience. 

The mobile version is simple and easy to use and can be downloaded on iPhone and Android phones. Like the desktop app, it also offers a “mentions and reactions” screen, where the users can find messages that mention them quickly and efficiently.

If you’re looking for an app that will bring your team together and successfully produce productive outcomes, Slack is the way forward.

There are many cross-device productivity apps available and we hope these options provide you with optimal workflow to help you get more work done, and to keep you self-motivated to accomplish more during your day.

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